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Hey Faran,

I just covered a wall in my room with hundreds of pictures from NYLON’s pages.

Now I get to wake up in the mornings and see Patrick Wolf and Karen O.

I love your magazine and await the arrival of a new issue each month!

Love,

Jane”

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Things we learned with last night’s True Blood…

1.  Lafayette is not a vampire.  Yet.

2.   The new waitress is either a shape shifter, a werewolf, or someone who really likes to play rough.

3.  Jessica has a dorky boyfriend!

4.  Tara’s stuck in the Circe chapter from The Odyssey.

5.  Jason Stackhouse is an idiot.  Again.

Things we didn’t learn from last night’s True Blood…

1.  There’s a minotaur that lives in the woods and poisons hot girls before it eats them?  Huh?

And what else?  Discuss!

Calvin Klein ads may be best known for waifs like Kate Moss, and Oscar beauties like Kate Bosworth, but there’s a beefcake side to them, too.

Marky Mark famously wore their CK briefs in the ’90s, while Jamie Burke and Jamie Dornan both served as faces of CK One fragrance.

Calvin Klein also wardrobed David Duc

Now comes Taylor Lautner, the Twilight hunk whose been dressed twice - in two weeks! - by Calvin Klein’s mens collection.

Is a future campaign in the works for this onscreen werewolf?

Or is Taylor - like millions of other well-dressed dudes - just sticking with the label that fits him best?

We’re a bit obsessed with false eyelashes in the NYLON office, especially after Shu Uemura teamed with Viktor and Rolf last year.

Now we’ve found an alternative for those who want the look, but not the price tag -

Forever 21’s false lashes, which sell for $6.50 and feature a feathered polka dot pattern.

They’re currently available online, but I haven’t spotted them at any stores.

Sure, they’re a little crazier than Shu’s current offering of nature-inspired lashes, but with one of TopShop or Henry Holland’s current polka dot sheaths, they could be drop-dead fabulous for a party.

Very Laugh-In, actually…

A few months ago in Boston, Shepard Fairey talked about how artists could (and should) reclaim urban landscapes from billboards, taxi advertisements, and wall-to-wall poster campaigns.

Soon after, Boston police arrested Shepard Fairey for doing just that - and allegedly defacing public property in the process - but the message got out and the OBEY stickers now dotting Boston and Cambridge streets still stamp themselves in the window reflection of cars and trucks on the pavement.

Yesterday, I saw this mural on Canal Street in Manhattan, just below a giant ad for Grand Theft Auto.  It totally took my attention away from Lollipop Girl and her partners in crime, and I thought it was gorgeous.  More shots are below, and if you have your own graffiti to share, give it up to faran@nylonmag.com

Just don’t get arrested, k?

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It used to be that you’d have to step into a fancy department store like Neiman Marcus to get your hands on Chantecaille’s upscale beauty products.

But starting today, you don’t even have to get dressed to splurge on Chantecaille, because it’s finally getting an e-commerce site of its own.

In addition to the nature-inspired shadows and perfect-match concealers, chantecaille.com also features web exclusives, like a floral patterned palette featuring all the eye and cheek shades you could ever need.

And before you start complaining about the prices (their products are all made with natural botanicals, after all), note that there’s free shipping through August 12…

Who needs to get dressed when you’re wearing bright red lipstick, anyway?

Remember that global battle of the bands organized by Diesel?

Well the votes are in, and the winners are…(drum roll, please)…

The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt! and heartsrevolution.

While the full tour line-up hasn’t yet been announced, big shows are planned for cities like Berlin, New York, and Miami from July through December. And lest you question the authority of a brand best known for making killer denim and starting accessory trends, members of the Diesel:U:Music jury included MIA, MSTRKRFT, DJ Christ Douridas, and a slew of industry insiders.

Full list of tour dates below - and click here to download music from heartsrevolution on the NYLON iTunes playlist.

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